204/6 (19.1)
CR : 10.64
202/4 (20.0)
CR : 10.10
Central Delhi Kings won by 4 wickets 🏆
Player of the Match
Yash Dhull
72(45)
Super Striker of the Match: Vansh Bedi
Electrifying Fours of the Match: Anuj Rawat
Super Sixes of the Match: Anuj Rawat
Most Economical Bowler of the Match: Kuldip Yadav
Moment of the Match: Yash Dhull
Game Changer of the Match: Anuj Rawat
Player of the Match: Yash Dhull
Yash Dhull (Central Delhi Kings Captain): "(You started the season from where you left off last season) Thank you so much sir! Yes my last season and the start of this season have been same but this time my goal is to play better knocks and finish more matches.
(When you saw 202 on the board, what did you think?) The plan was simple. The bowlers may have had a bad day but it us our batters responsibility to cover it up. Someday, the reverse will also happen. The plan was to play basic cricket and we had the confidence.
(Over 400 runs have been scored in the first game)Yes sir it was important to win the toss. The bounce was good but Anuj Rawat batted well and formed a good partnership with Dev Lakra. We wanted to restrict them to 200 and then we have Vansh Bedi, Bhandari and Joon. They contributed small but all of those became impactful for us.
(Any area you want to improve?) We want to focus on fielding. If we can stop giving those 10-15 runs extra, these 200s will be 180s. So that will make things easier."
(When you saw 202 on the board, what did you think?) The plan was simple. The bowlers may have had a bad day but it us our batters responsibility to cover it up. Someday, the reverse will also happen. The plan was to play basic cricket and we had the confidence.
(Over 400 runs have been scored in the first game)Yes sir it was important to win the toss. The bounce was good but Anuj Rawat batted well and formed a good partnership with Dev Lakra. We wanted to restrict them to 200 and then we have Vansh Bedi, Bhandari and Joon. They contributed small but all of those became impactful for us.
(Any area you want to improve?) We want to focus on fielding. If we can stop giving those 10-15 runs extra, these 200s will be 180s. So that will make things easier."
That marks the end of our live coverage from the first game of DPL 2026 between Central Delhi Kings and Purani Dilli-6. Over 400 runs have been scored in the very first match and we have seen both the skippers to step up for their respective teams. But CDK held their nerves and eventually got over the line.
It is already Saturday, and we have two games lined up for later. In the afternoon game, South Delhi Superstarz and East Delhi Riders will face off, and the evening game will see the West Delhi Lions lock horns with the New Delhi Tigers. For now, this is Saptak Sanyal signing off on behalf of my co-commentator AkshayaKrishna Polya, the scorer of this game, Raju Khariya, and the statistician, Aman. Good night!